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Direct flights from Auckland (AKL) to Beijing (PEK): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 11 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 10,425 km, an estimated 13 hours 52 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Auckland and Beijing. Updated 10 September 2026 at 05:44 UTC.
AKL
Auckland
smooth · +4
PEK
Beijing
smooth · +0
10,425 km · ~13h 52m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
96 / 100
route health from live AKL and PEK delay boards
Median arrival delay is +11 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+11 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~13h 52mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Air China
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at PEK: 32% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +3 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
next sweep in 120s
How the Auckland to Beijing route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AKL to PEK flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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AKL to PEK questions
Is AKL–PEK running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at AKL is the weaker end, route health score 96/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from AKL to PEK?
Great-circle distance is 10,425 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 766–924 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does AKL–PEK fly?
Air China runs the route with about 3 flights a week (tue, thu, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at AKL and arrival-side delay at PEK, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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